42 Tbe American Tboroiigbbred 



in his prime and was considered the highest class 

 animal racing south of the Rappahannock. 

 Colonel Alston paid $4000 for him, at that time 

 a very high price, and he always spoke of him 

 as the cheapest horse he ever owned. 



In 1803, over the Washington Course, for the 

 Jockey Club Purse, three-mile heats, then only 

 three years old, and carrying 92 pounds, he 

 beat Mr. Singleton's mare Dorocles, Captain 

 Fields's Belle Rattle, Mr. Clifton's Republican, 

 Colonel Washington's Achilles, Mr. Bellinger's 

 Miss Tims, and Mr. Seabrook's Furiosus Celscis. 

 Gallatin won the first heat in 5 minutes 57 

 seconds, and the second heat in 5 minutes 53 

 seconds, distancing the field. Bets at starting 

 were three to one in favor of Gallatin. 



On Saturday of the same week he won the 

 Handicap Race, three-mile heats, beating an- 

 other uncommonly strong field ; viz. General 

 M'Pherson's celebrated race mare Roxana, by 

 Marplot, General Washington's Ariac^ne by 

 Bedford, Captain Fields's Belle Rattle and his 

 beautiful colt Buonaparte, and Mr. M'Pherson's 

 Leviathan. Although the course was very 

 muddy, owing to a heavy fall of rain on the 

 morning of the race, Gallatin won the first 



